Supreme Court of the United States, 1990

Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas

Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 30, 1990 · Brennan, Marshall
495 U.S. 923 (United States Reports)

Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; C. A. 7th Cir.; C. A. 8th Cir.; and Magwood v. Alabama. Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.

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